When Jennifer Lawrence walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, she got more attention than usual thanks to her flip flops. The actress explained in a recent interview that she had no idea of ??the rules of dressing on the red carpet.
"I wasn't making a political statement, not that I wasn't going to," the Hunger Games star said, adding that she had "no idea" other stars were wearing flats or walking barefoot on the carpet. red in protest of the dress code (no flat shoes for women).
"My shoes were too big," Lawrence explained. "I wore heels when I went up, but I forgot I had to take a photo with the team."
The actress was sure she would fall down the stairs in her heels, so she swapped them for a pair of flip flops.
For years, organizers of the Cannes Film Festival have not allowed women to wear flat shoes.
In 2018, Kristen Stewart defied this rule by removing her shoes on the red carpet. Julia Roberts also went barefoot for the premiere of "Money Monster" in 2016. This year, Cate Blanchett appeared barefoot .
